What’s in a name? In Genesis 17, God reiterates and expounds on promises he gave Abram 24 years before. Then He changes Abram’s name. My promise is still with you. You will become the father of many nations. So your name will no longer be Abram [Exalted Father], but Abraham [Father of Many] because I have…
If you listened to Christian music in the ’80s, the name El Shadday probably brings to mind fond memories of the Amy Grant song. El shaddai, el shaddaiEl-elyon na adonaiAge to age You’re still the same By the power of the name You sang it in your head, didn’t you? It’s a great song. El Shadday…
Although the name El Roi is only used once in the Bible, He’s always the God Who Sees me, isn’t He? In the cool of the evening, the man and his wife heard Yahweh Elohim walking around in the garden. So they hid from Yahweh Elohim among the trees in the garden. Genesis 3:8, Names of God…
The second name in our study is El Roi. We go from Elohim with more than 2,000 mentions in the Bible to El Roi with only one. It occurs when The Lord appears to Hagar in the desert when she’s fleeing from Sarah. Hagar named Yahweh, who had been speaking to her, “You Are ElRoi.” She said,…
All human creativity originates with our Creator God, Elohim. Our creativity, even our ability to appreciate creation, comes from God. Seventeenth century astronomer Johannes Kepler wrote, “I was merely thinking God’s thoughts after him.” Does Kepler sound proud? As if he was claiming equality with God? Not at all! He continues, “Since we astronomers are…